Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 In a message dated 1/25/2006 12:31:00 PM Central Standard Time, jane.islay@... writes: > Please forgive me for interrupting - I'm new here - but I've just > finished my supper of shrimps and I would like to say that it depends > a lot which country you're talking about. I've certainly heard about > the damage done by shrimp farming in mangrove swamps, and I wouldn't > touch anything from a fish farm of any sort. But there are countries > where there are good practices - crayfish in vast flooded fields in > Spain, for example - or catching wild shrimps and prawns in creels in > other areas. And we have used a small beam trawl for our own > shrimping - being very very careful to throw back the small flatties > we've caught by accident. > Jane from Scotland Jane, Your post brought to mind the excellent quality of the seafood, including shrimp, that I enjoyed two years back while visiting Ireland. I was struck by the clear gushing streams of fresh water that seemed everywhere I traveled there. The seafood dishes were definitely a memorable part of my trip. Texas is a great place to live, however I live far from the coast. For the sake of curiosity, what is a 'flattie' ? I assume it is a type of fish. It must be great to have your own trawl to obtain fresh seafood. I seem to recall a festival of sorts that take place yearly in Galway, Ireland that celebrates the oyster . Unfortunately my visit did not coincide with that event. Scotland is definitely on my 'wish' list for the future. Enjoyed your post. -C Raicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Hi A flattie is just slang for any flat fish - plaice, sole, turbot, flounder etc. We used to catch quite a lot of really small ones in our small beam trawl. (Too old for such activities nowadays). Ireland is only about 20 miles from me and I can see it on a clear day. Nice to hear you had a good time there. Jane > > In a message dated 1/25/2006 12:31:00 PM Central Standard Time, > jane.islay@... writes: > > > > Please forgive me for interrupting - I'm new here - but I've just > > finished my supper of shrimps and I would like to say that it depends > > a lot which country you're talking about. I've certainly heard about > > the damage done by shrimp farming in mangrove swamps, and I wouldn't > > touch anything from a fish farm of any sort. But there are countries > > where there are good practices - crayfish in vast flooded fields in > > Spain, for example - or catching wild shrimps and prawns in creels in > > other areas. And we have used a small beam trawl for our own > > shrimping - being very very careful to throw back the small flatties > > we've caught by accident. > > Jane from Scotland > > Jane, Your post brought to mind the excellent quality of the seafood, > including shrimp, that I enjoyed two years back while visiting Ireland. I was struck > by the clear gushing streams of fresh water that seemed everywhere I traveled > there. The seafood dishes were definitely a memorable part of my trip. Texas > is a great place to live, however I live far from the coast. > > For the sake of curiosity, what is a 'flattie' ? I assume it is a type of > fish. It must be great to have your own trawl to obtain fresh seafood. I seem to > recall a festival of sorts that take place yearly in Galway, Ireland that > celebrates the oyster . Unfortunately my visit did not coincide with that event. > > Scotland is definitely on my 'wish' list for the future. Enjoyed your post. > -C Raicker > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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